diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b4dd82cb0f0edbea30af277e4d3c9c4f538a457c..cecc3219c1b356e31f7a493a79e739c122c9849d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ build-test-image:
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt
     - docker build --pull -t "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/testing-ubuntu" for_tests
     - docker push "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/testing-ubuntu"
-    - mmseqs
 
 # build-install-barrnap:
 #   only: